Director Matthew Robbins and screenwriter Jim Strain have attempted to breathe new life into the tired a-boy-and-his-dog genre. Unfortunately, this remake of THE LITTLEST HOBO is a bust! BINGO is filled with countless cliches, corny jokes, vulgarities, silliness and unconvincing plot
twists.
The story begins when young Chuckie Devlin (Robert J. Steinmiller, Jr.) is saved from drowning by Bingo, a mongrel dog recently kicked out of the circus by a cruel master. Nothing is more important to Chuckie than keeping Bingo by his side, but his insensitive father (David Rasche), a macho,
self-absorbed, football place-kicker, is seemingly incapable of understanding his ...
Released:
1991
Rated:
PG
Length:
87 mins